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Letters Patent No. 67,369, dalcd July 30, 1867.

IMPRGVEMENT IN SAWS.

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, TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

vBe it known that I, W. R. STEPHENSON, of Transfer Station, in the county Ioi" Mercer, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Saws; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereoffwhich will enable others skilled in the art to make anduse the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification.

This invention relates to a new and useful improvement in circular andvreciprocating saws; and it consists in providing the saws with teeth of peculiar construction, and also with cleaners or Scrapers, as hereinafter fully shown and described, whereby a great saving of power is effected in the running of saws, and more work performed in a given time than can be done with the ordinary saws in use. In the accompanying sheet of drawings- Figure I is a side view of a portion of a reciprocating saw construct-ed according to my invention.

Figure 2, a section ofthe same, taken in the line x x, fig. 1.

Figure 3, a transverse section of the same, taken in the line y g, looking upward.

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A represents a portion of a reciprocating saw, and B B C the teeth thereof. The teeth B B are placed or arranged in pairs, vone directlyabove the other, and they have broad or long front surfaces a, which are slightly oblique or inclined, thc lower edges beingthe most prominent, as shown clearly in fig. 1. These front surfaces a. are bcv'elled in n. transverse direction, the bevel o"f one tooth, B, having a reverse position to that of the other, B". Each tooth FB has a cutting edge given it -nt bottom by means of anohlique groove, b, filed s0 as to form a feather-edge at c, and a cutting lip, d, at the bottom of the front edge of said teeth. The groove i in one tooth B is in the side opposite to that in which the groove of the other teeth is made, as shown clearly in tig. 2. The teeth C also have broad front surfaces, and are made slightly concave in a. vertical direction, as shown clearly at e in fig. 1. These teeth C are placed between the teeth B and B, and are designed to clear the space of dust.

This invention is applicable to either reciprocating or circular saws. It hns been practically tested, and has been found to operate well, performing its Work. with but a moderate expenditure of power, and in a rapid and perfect manner.

Having thus described my invention., I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent- '.lhe teeth B B, constructed as described, provided respectively upon opposite Vsides with the inclined grooves l), and havingthe cutting lips c d and vinclined bevel surfaces a, as herein set forth for the purpose spccied.

W. R. STEPHENSON.

Witnesses:

D. B. PACKARD, B. F. PACKARD. 

